The ad focuses on advocating for military veterans and their families. Montee says veterans should be confident they will have a home, quality health care and a job. The ad also references Montee's father who is missing in action after his refueling jet disappeared near Vietnam in 1966.

Montee's campaign publicized its TV ad on Monday.

Montee is a former state auditor who lost re-election in 2010. She is challenging Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who is seeking a rare third term.

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